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House Hansard - 294

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 22, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Mar/22/24 12:02:40 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, it has been five years. When is the government going to list the IRGC as the terrorist organization that it is?
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs (Cybersecurity), Lib.)
  • Mar/22/24 12:02:49 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we obviously recognize and condemn the Iranian government as a state sponsor of terrorism. We have implemented several measures to ban members of the IRGC from entering Canada. We have put in place sanctions. We will take the advice from our national security advisors and officials who make these recommendations. We will do everything to keep Canadians safe.
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Ms. Melissa Lantsman (Thornhill, CPC)
  • Mar/22/24 12:03:20 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, the Liberals said last year that they were working on it. Yesterday the minister changed the story, citing that his agency did not even give him that advice. Today I do not understand that answer, neither will Canadians, so what answer is it, which story? There is a minister over there who will not condemn the most vile anti-Semitism, and another minister who held hands with a literal terrorist. Is there no courage at all? I am going to ask one more time: On what day will you list the IRGC as the terrorist organization it is in this country?
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs (Cybersecurity), Lib.)
  • Mar/22/24 12:04:02 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we condemn and acknowledge that the Iranian government is a state sponsor of terrorism, and we have put in place robust sanctions. We have used the immigration legislation to ban people from visiting Canada. We will continue to listen to the advice of security services, but make no mistake: We recognize that the IRGC is a state sponsor of terrorism, and we will do everything to keep Canadians safe.
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Mr. Shuvaloy Majumdar (Calgary Heritage, CPC)
  • Mar/22/24 12:04:39 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, while the clerical regime brutalizes women in Iran, it exports terror abroad: Russia and Ukraine, Houthis in Yemen, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Iraqi militia. This week, victims of Hamas atrocities shared their stories. Like the families of PS752 victims, they are calling on the government to list the IRGC as a terror organization. It has been five years. On what day will the NDP-Liberals stand up for victims and list the IRGC?
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Context: House Hansard - 294 - Mar/22/24
Ms. Jennifer O'Connell (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs (Cybersecurity), Lib.)
  • Mar/22/24 12:05:11 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, we are listening to Canadians and we take this matter very seriously. This is precisely why, as I said in my earlier answers, we have put in place robust sanctions against the IRGC. We have recognized Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism. We are using immigration legislation to ensure that there is a ban on entering Canada. We will continue to listen to the advice of security services, because we will do everything in our power to keep Canadians safe.
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